The data below represent everything available in the MBMG Abandoned and Inactive Mines (AIM) database.

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
BE000168 BUSTER MINE PIONEER MTNS BEAVERHEAD
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
W007451 01-3191 300010090 45.3892 -112.8831
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
05S 10W 19 ACAB 5027137 352490 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
8490 F DILLON DILLON TORREY MOUNTAIN
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 4/27/1995 PAH
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
LEAD
SILVER
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: DILLON
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Forest or Resource Area: BEAVERHEAD
Owner: P
Impact: U
Report: This patented claim lies on the southeast side of the quartzite knob and to the east of the large park at the top of the French Creek-Thief Creek road. No road goes directly to it. The workings are on the lower portion of the patented claim. The workings include a culverted (DSL-AMRB) and locked adit trending N. 05 degrees E. and an inclined shaft which is only about 10 to 15 feet deep, trending N 80 degrees W. It was obviously not considered a hazard by the DSL-AMRB when they closed the adit. A totally dilapitated log cabin lies in the Sheep Creek drainage. No environmental hazards and no real hazards here. The dumps consist of limestone (dolomite?), with skeletal quartz / boxwork of quartz stringers and small pieces of limonite. The workings appear associated with small, iron-stained shears in the limestone.
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings: N
Adit Discharge: N
Metal Leaching: N
Water Erosion: N
Residence: N
Hazardous Materials: N
Open Adit: Y
Visit: Y
Comments: PHOTOS 27-12;13;14;15. ONE 10' OPEN INCLINED SHAFT; ONE CULVERTED ADIT (DSL-AMRB)
Rank Table
Information
Investigator: P. HARGRAVE
Date: 7/16/1996
Photos Available?:
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Drainage Basin: SHEEP CREEK
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End of report. Retrieved 4/27/2024 4:54:30 PM.

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